How to select paracord@KateGregory That's a whole other question, but the advantage with real paracord is strength and versatility - it's strong enough to use to repair shoelaces and tent lines for instance as well as those uses, if you need smaller thread you can use the inner cores you strip from it, etc.

Is it safe to eat poison ivy berries since I don't react to the leaves?@LBell It's a fair point, gone now. In terms of "you're never sure", I was referring to the fact that as an individual some poisonous plants / berries can affect you more than others, and (ok, medical tests aside) there's not really a quick way how they'll affect you as an individual. Admittedly not the clearest explanation around, sorry!

Are there any year round beaches with nearby bouldering?@PatrickScott I'm always up for salvaging questions where they can be sensibly salvaged! The problem with this type of question is it's quite subjective (different people like different beaches) and isn't the sort of question people generally find is a good fit for SE. So yes, as a general rule of thumb like you suggest get as specific as you can get and your question has more chance of staying open. It's true we don't currently have many questions but off topic questions will still get closed - the quality of the site will degrade otherwise, which won't be good long term for anyone.